National Briefing | South: Florida: Soldier Reports To Unit

Published: March 17, 2004

A soldier who refused to return to Iraq after seeing civilians killed reported to his Army National Guard unit in North Miami and said he would go to prison rather than take part in ''an oil-driven war.'' The soldier, Staff Sgt. Camilo Mejia, is seeking to be declared a conscientious objector. He was ordered to report today to Fort Stewart, Ga., the base his unit was deployed from.